Director of Dining Services

Senior Lifestyle Corporation; Town of Penfield (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

Retirement benefits

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

DailyPay

Job summary

Senior Lifestyle Corporation is seeking a Dining Services Manager to oversee and control the day-to-day operations of all dining services at the community in New York. You will manage purchasing, budgeting, staff scheduling, and food safety compliance while ensuring residents receive quality meals and service.

Experience in food service is required (3+ years); Serv Safe certification is preferred. The role includes leadership responsibilities, policy adherence, and collaboration with health and

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of food service experience in a dining or kitchen setting.
• Serv Safe or equivalent certification required.
• Ability to manage budgets and lead a dining staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of dining services at the community.
• Purchase food and nonfood items, ensuring 95% DSSI compliance.
• Balance budgets for raw food and supplies; manage labor costs.
• Adhere to recipes, food safety, and portion control policies.
• Coordinate with residents on diets; maintain cleanliness and sanitation.
• Lead training, scheduling, and performance management of dining staff.

Skills

Food service management

Budgeting

Staff training

Regulatory compliance

Customer service leadership

Education

Serv Safe certification

Job description

$75,000/annually

Do you have HEART? We are looking for individuals who can embrace our mission to purposely brighten and enrich the lives of those we serve with HEART; Hospitality, Excellence, Appreciation, Respect & Teamwork. In this role you will oversee and control day to day operations of all dining services operations at the community.

• Follow Company Dining Policy and Procedures and while ensuring that all department personnel are compliant as well.
• Responsible for the purchasing of all dining food and nonfood items and ensure all purchases for the department achieve 95% DSSI ordering compliance.
• Balance and maintain budgets for raw food and supplies.
• Utilize company standard recipes when completing food production for meals.
• Ensure that food is served at proper temperature and in proper portion sizes to ensure food safety and palatability according to our food temperature policy.
• Ensure that residents’ Prescribed Diets are offered when applicable.
• Drive high satisfaction by offering our residents choice, dignity and independence in dining according to our hospitality and customer service policy.
• Ensure operating and cleaning instructions/procedures are developed and implemented for the department.
• Perform Pre-meal Dining Stand-Up with service staff to review daily menu details.
• Know and adhere to all company and the local, state, and county health departments regulations and acts as the community’s dietary representative for any health department or other required inspections; assure compliance, follow-up to assure any deficiencies are immediately corrected.
• Ensure all dining areas are clean and safely operating, completes monthly Self Sanitation audit according to the sanitation audit tool and operation and sanitation policies.
• Interview, manage, train, hire, discipline, and terminate all dining staff personnel as needed.
• Oversee the scheduling of all food service personnel to maintain compliance with labor budget.

• 3+ years of previous Food Service experience required.
• Management experience is not required but a plus.
• Serv Safe and/or other required local, county or state certifications.
• You have the ability to switch tasks quickly and often.
• You have a positive and professional attitude and are good at giving clear direction in a respectful demeanor.
• You take pride in the quality and presentation of food that you have helped to prepare, as well as the cleanliness of the kitchen and dining areas that you work within.
• You have a generous amount of patience and the ability to effectively communicate with many different types of personalities.

• health
• dental
• vision
• retirement benefits
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• paid time off
• All Senior Lifestyle positions are eligible to use DailyPay, an application that allows you to access your earned but unpaid wages before your next payday.

Senior Lifestyle requires that all employees provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination unless exempt due to medical, religious, or personal beliefs. Government requirements or exclusions may apply.